[sane-devel] gphoto2 backend

[Peter Fales]

The correct syntax for gphoto2.conf is

camera=Nikon CoolPix 800
port=serial:/dev/tts/0

It sounds like that's what you tried, so it's probably an outright
bug in the gphoto2 backend.

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On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 03:23:04PM -0400, Bob Lockie wrote:
> Henning Meier-Geinitz wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 02:19:02PM -0400, Bob Lockie wrote:
> > 
> >
> >># scanimage -L
> >>
> >>shouldn't the gphoto2 backend call an exit function?
> >>
> >>[dll] load: searching backend `gphoto2' in `/usr/local/lib/sane'
> >>[dll] load: trying to load `/usr/local/lib/sane/libsane-gphoto2.so.1'
> >>[dll] load: dlopen()ing `/usr/local/lib/sane/libsane-gphoto2.so.1'
> >>[dll] init: initializing backend `gphoto2'
> >>[gphoto2] ERROR: Bad parameters
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >sane_init of gpohoto2 return a status other than SANE_STATUS_GOOD I
> >suppose. So the backend wasn't initialized correctly. It's not allowed
> >to call any other SANE function in this case. To be exact: if you do,
> >the behaviour is undefined.
> >
> >I have no idea, why gphoto2's sane_init fails, however.
> >
> 
> # xscanimage gphoto2:/dev/tts/0
> [gphoto2] sane_init: error: Nikon CoolPix 800 is not a valid camera 
> type.  Use "gphoto2 --list-cameras" for list.
> bob sane-backends # gphoto2 --list-cameras
> Number of supported cameras: 267
> Supported cameras:
>        "Nikon CoolPix 800"
> 
> I've tried the camera= in /usr/local/etc/sane.d/gphoto2.conf with and 
> without guotes.
> 
> I also have port=serial:/dev/tts/0 in /usr/local/etc/sane.d/gphoto2.conf
> 
> gphoto2 --list-ports
> Devices found: 3
> Path                             Description
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> serial:/dev/tts/0                Serial Port 0
> serial:/dev/tts/1                Serial Port 1
> usb:                             Universal Serial Bus
> 
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